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Wake Up, KC! Headlines 11/19/09
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“semba2020″ Vehemently Disagrees (Or Agrees?) With Barb Shelly’s Latest P&L Screed
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In her latest Midwest Voices disquisition, Barb Shelly (whose most recent Twitter update says, cryptically, “That tension between effectiveness and security”) says that the Rev. Mark Tolbert’s resignation from the Power And/Or Light board is “a big deal.” We disagree; from an economic standpoint, which in the end is all that really matters, it’s a [...]
Posted in Animals, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged KC Star, talking dog on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News you can’t live without, courtesy of the Star: “Talking pit bull says, ‘I love you.’“
But of course, he doesn’t really mean it, and won’t call the day after like he promised to.
Treasury Secretary Dismayed To Discover “Jazz Hands” Manuever Fails To Deliver Desired Financial Market Reaction
Posted in Announcements, Comedy, Headlines, Money, Politics, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged bank bailout, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These aren’t the banking droids you’re looking for…
Kansans: UFOs? Sure. Evolution? Not So Much.
Posted in Animals, Comedy, Funkhouser, Headlines, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged Bigfoot, Funkhouser, Kansas, sasquatch, UFO, UFO Digest, Wichita on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We come for your sunflowers, Earthlings! “Wichita UFO report draws wide attention“
The man who captured the image said he took the photo at 8:42 a.m. Friday near 210th and Prairie Creek Road, about three miles south of Rose Hill.
He described what he saw: “The object came out of the clouds really fast. It sounded kind [...]
Best. Special-ops. Code name. Ever.
Posted in Announcements, Awesomeness, Headlines, KC Crime, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged cocaine, money laundering, operation super chicken on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, how were law enforcement officials able to keep a straight face while conducting this investigation? ”Operation Super Chicken Ends Cocaine, Money Laundering“
Operation Super Chicken puts Kansas City restaurant owners, and others involved in a $2.3 million dollar cocaine, and money laundering scheme behind bars.
Juan Delgado, his wife Sylvia Delgado and other owners of the Super Pollo, [...]
Posted in Announcements, Headlines, Music, Regrettably Unfortunate Yet Chuckle-Inducing Headlines, Trivial, entertainment, tagged David Cook, kansas city on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Must…resist…making easy “sellout” jokes… “David Cook is a 6-minute sellout here“
Does that mean he only has nine minutes left on the fabricated pop phenomenon clock?
Lawmaker Proposes Reducing Kansas Counties to “Johnson County” and “Not Johnson County”
Posted in Announcements, Headlines, Politics, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged Chris Steineger, Johnson County, Kansas on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A proposed merger of a different sort: “Lawmaker Suggests Fewer Counties In Kansas“
A state lawmaker is calling for a feasibility study of drastically reducing the number of counties in Kansas for greater efficiency.
Democratic Sen. Chris Steineger, of Kansas City, has introduced a bill that would create a 12-member county consolidation commission made up of people [...]
Mad “mminnoe” Waaaaay Beyond Thunderdome
Posted in Comedy, Environment, ExNet blogs, Local blogs, Trivial, mminnoe, tagged Back to the Future, Examiner, hog farm, Independence, Mad Max, methane production, Missouri, mminnoe, Thunderdome on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SOTL Poet Laureate “mminnoe,” Philosopher-King of the Examiner.net Blogdom, once again looks to popular entertainment to solve our nation’s various quandaries. Readers may recall that in his previous treatise, which has come to be known as the “Kenworth Doctrine,” mminnoe suggested that the TV show ”24″ can help the U.S. devise a viable 21st-Century geopolitical strategy (and also shared [...]
Todd Haley Will Make You Weep By Penetrating Your Very Soul With His Intenso-Vision
Posted in Chiefs, Headlines, Interesting juxtaposition, Sports, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged Chiefs, kansas city, Todd Haley on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »